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Entry no.
1973-0296
SL-4 DEB
SL-4 DEB (NORAD 6654) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 June 1973.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
6654
International designator
1973-031C
Object type
Fragment
Country
USSR
Parent launched
23 May 1973Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jun 1973UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.8°N to 72.8°SFinal inclination 72.8°
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 72.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.8°N and 72.8°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 1 Jun 1973
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1973-031
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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